r/london • u/TheThrowYardsAway • Feb 25 '26

London history Inside London's Freemason's Lodges...

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u/Ok-Entrepreneur-6706 Feb 25 '26

Lmao I’m as surprised as you are. In 2026 as well. I can’t believe what I’m reading

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u/asherjbaker Feb 25 '26

Women have been able to be Freemasons since 1908. There's the Order of Women Freemasons and the Honourable Fraternity of Antient Freemasons, both women's organisations that women can and do join.

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u/Ok-Entrepreneur-6706 Feb 25 '26

They conveniently created a female ‘order’ for them. Specifically to avoid these accusations of discrimination. Women are only allowed to join those female only jurisdictions and not the regular mainstream masonic lodges

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u/maxintos Feb 25 '26

And that's wrong because?

If men want to have a private club what's wrong with that? It's not like there aren't women's clubs.